Metro Golf

I’ve never played golf before. Getting started seemed a bit intimidating and I didn’t quite know how to start and where to go. Then I discovered MetroGolf. A friend of mine joined, we got a one-​month unlimited membership and have been playing a few times a week on MetroGolf’s simulators.
Because I haven’t played the «real» golf yet, I can’t tell you how realistic the simulators are, but my friends claim it is very realistic! (and much better playing inside whilst it is freezing outside).
I recommend that you sign up for a free lesson when you join. I signed up with Adam and he is great. I paid for additional three lessons (£90) and I am now quite good (I think!), getting as far as 235 yards with a wood (after playing three times in my life!).
On top of that, you can get four beers for £10 (and they have my favourite Czech beer Budvar) and they also have a small selection of hot meals and snacks.
Overall a great place to go golfing during the winter. I can’t wait to try my new learned skills outside!
When to go? The slowest day is Saturday, but I’ve never had problems getting a simulator. That said, I do recommend making a reservation.
See you at MetroGolf (right behind the Paddington Station)!

Metro Golf is where I go to have golf lessons, practise at the driving range and play their 9 hole golf course. It’s pretty handy for people living north of the river, and not expensive, given that golf can potentially be a dreadful drain on the wallet.
My instructor is an Australian pro, patient to a tee (pardon the pun) and possesses a wonderful teaching style mixing hi-​tech with low-​tech, that suits me just fine. You see, golf is one of those sports where there are so many hundreds of intricate little techniques to learn that just when you think you’ve mastered one, you realise you’ve only just mastered the root of a much larger tree, and if that happens too often, it would be tempting to do an Elin Woods and take an iron to some nearby static objects. So to have a patient instructor saves on potential damage, both emotional and material. I kid you not on the importance of this.
The 9 hole course was a challenge when I first started playing, but now there’s only one hole that gives me trouble and I find it a little too easy on a good day, but that’s probably just because I’ve been pushing myself hard on championship level courses. After that sort of exertion, anything less complex will seem like a walk in the park.
And as the 19^th hole, there’s a nice little Italian restaurant to recharge you with pastas, pizzas, gelati and Italian birra on tap.